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straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means

Direct(adj)

straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from truth and openness; sincere; outspoken

Direct(adj)

immediate; express; plain; unambiguous

Direct(adj)

in the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant in the direct line

Direct(adj)

in the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body

Direct(verb)

to arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct an arrow or a piece of ordnance

Direct(verb)

to point out or show to (any one), as the direct or right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; as, he directed me to the left-hand road

Direct(verb)

to determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on in a particular manner; to order in the way to a certain end; to regulate; to govern; as, to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army

Direct(verb)

to point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order; as, he directed them to go

Direct(verb)

to put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent; to superscribe; as, to direct a letter

Direct(verb)

to give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide

Direct(noun)

a character, thus [/], placed at the end of a staff on the line or space of the first note of the next staff, to apprise the performer of its situation

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Direct

Direct is a 1988 album by the Greek synthesizer artist Vangelis. The album marks a new development in Vangelis' music, employing a somewhat more popular format. After Mask and Invisible Connections there was a brief pause of album work, during which Vangelis moved his creative base from London to Greece, and was involved in theatre work.
The album sleeve mentions that Vangelis called the album "Direct" to reflect his way of composing, in which the process of composition and recording occurs simultaneously, with few overdubs. This process was largely facilitated by the use of custom midi performance systems designed for Vangelis by technicians Bill Marshall and Pete Kellock, as well as the commercially available Zyklus MPS which was also developed by Marshall and Kellock.
According to the sleeve, Direct was to be the first of a series of albums along the same musical approach.
The album is almost completely instrumental, employing mainly synthesizers and drum machines. Operatic vocals on "Glorianna" are performed by the Greek mezzo-soprano Markella Hatziano. The male narrative on "Intergalactic Radio Station" are performed by technician Casey Young.
A bootleg featuring pre-mix versions of some of the tracks on the album is also known to exist.